2020 Algarve Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Portugal |
| Dates | 4–11 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Germany (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Fourth place |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 29 (2.64 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | four players (2 goals) |
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The 2020 Algarve Cup was the 27th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 4-11 March 2020.[1][2]
The final was scratched and Germany was awarded the Algarve Cup as Italy had to fly home on 9 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3]
Teams
| Team | FIFA Rankings[4] (December 2019) |
|---|---|
| Germany |
2 |
 Sweden |
5 |
| Norway |
12 |
| Italy |
14 |
 Denmark |
16 |
 Belgium |
17 |
| New Zealand |
23 |
| Portugal |
31 |
Draw
The draw took place on 7 January 2020.[5]
Squads
Qualification
All times are local (UTC±0).[6]
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 7–6 | ||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 March, Lagos | ||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||
| 11 March, Parchal | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Italy | ||||||
| 7 March, Lagos | ||||||
| Germany | w/o | |||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 March | ||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 7 March, Parchal | ||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||
| 10 March | ||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| 7 March, Lagos | ||||||
| Denmark | 4 | |||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 10 March | ||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||
5–8th place semi-finals
| Sweden | 1–2 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
Semi-finals
| New Zealand | 0–3 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Seventh place game
| Portugal | 0–2 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
Fifth place game
Third place game
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
Wilkinson  10' |
Report |
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Final
- ^ Italy withdrew from the tournament on 9 March to return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Germany was awarded a 3–0 victory and the Algarve Cup.
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Germany
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Italy
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Norway
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| 4 | New Zealand
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| 5 | Denmark
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| 6 | Belgium
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| 7 | Sweden
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| 8 | Portugal
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Goalscorers
There were 29 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
- Tine De Caigny
- Chloe Velde
- Stine Larsen
- Stine Ballisager Pedersen
- Janni Thomsen
- Johanna Elsig
- Marina Hegering
- Svenja Huth
- Lea Schüller
- Elisa Bartoli
- Barbara Bonansea
- Elena Linari
- Olivia Chance
- Hannah Wilkinson
- Caroline Graham Hansen
- Elise Thorsnes
- Diana Silva
- Lina Hurtig
- Sofia Jakobsson
- Fridolina Rolfö
1 own goal
- Ingrid Syrstad Engen (playing against Germany)
References
- ^ "DFB-Frauen starten beim Algarve Cup". dfb.de. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "As equipas da Algarve Cup 2020". fpf.pt. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Alemanha vence competição". fpf.pt. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – Ranking Table". fifa.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Sorteio realizado". fpf.pt. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Match schedule